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Haute Couture – movie review

The French tend to make fine films about food, family and fashion. While Haute Couture is set against the backdrop…

Ali & Ava – movie review

Naturalistic performances mark writer-director Clio Barnard’s new film Ali & Ava. She crafts a gritty, working-class story born of pain.Ali…

Mystique (Palms at Crown) – theatre review

His appearances, disappearances and reappearances are captivating. Michael Boyd is an illusionist whose top line acts are slick and seamless. Two sold…

Lightyear – movie review

This prequel to the charming and endearing Toy Story franchise didn’t quite give me the buzz that I was expecting.…

Scandinavian Film Festival 2022 – preview

The Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival is back to warm your mid-winter at Palace Cinemas around the country from 12 July…

The Bay (Allie Reynolds) – book review

Former professional snowboarder Allie Reynolds wrote what she knew in her debut thriller Shiver. That book centred around the reunion…

The Kitchen Brigade – movie review

The Kitchen Brigade is a modest but generally upbeat French comedy and underdog drama from filmmaker Louis Julien Petit, who…

Passing Strange (Antipodes Theatre Company) – theatre review

A dynamic score characterises a coming-of-age story. This is a rock musical about a young African American’s journey from Los Angeles…

CLOSED: Win tickets to Sundown

- Sundown - Only in Melbourne from 7 July 2022 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Kismet Films.…

Lost Illusions – movie review

An intricate and cleverly woven tale of naïveté and deception, Xavier Giannoli’s period drama Lost Illusions reminded me of Dangerous…